Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship.
on Saturday said that Dr Tahirul Qadri's long march was nothing but a "blanket mach" and a "suicide kaboom on democracy," DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives after offering condolences to Sharif brothers over the demise of
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
's younger brother, he reiterated that there were "confirmed intelligence reports" of terrorism threats for the long march.
Malik questioned financial assistance for the march. "Where is he (Qadri) getting funds for the long march from? Who is behind all this? What are the purposes behind holding the march?," asked the minister, adding that Dr Qadri should himself answer all these questions, otherwise, he said the FIA holds the right to investigate and find out itself.
He said the Jan 14 march is a conspiracy to delay the upcoming general elections in the country and vowed to fail all efforts of derailing the democratic process.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, the partisans of Honorius went for their knives and the partisans of Stilicho went for the doors...
the minister also chaired a high level meeting in Islamabad to review law and order situation and security arrangements for the Jan 14 long march proposed by Tehrik-e-Minhajul Koran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.
The minister approved the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) evolved by CCPO Lahore for security arrangements in buses, said a blurb issued here.
During the meeting it was pointed out by the Police representatives of KP and Punjab that as per credible intelligence information Dr Tahirul Qadri and his long march is under imminent threat of attack by banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) and other terrorist groups.